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- Start MATL and set the Offset as described above
- Set the Z series Start, End and StepSize if required
- Return to the Offset Position by pressing the 'Move to offset pos' button in the ZDC Control panel
- Add the current position in the Multi Area Time Lapse Controller
- Move the stage and add more positions
- Tick the ZDC boxes in the Registered Point List (red arrows in images below)
- Select the first point on the list and open Edit Acquisition Parameters...(green arrows above)
- Click the Set To Others... button to apply the Z series settings to all points
- The ZDC Search Zone box should be ticked
- The Z Position box should not be ticked unless you want all the Z positions to be set to the same as the first position
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